children

Educational toys emphasise developmental benefits such as hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and problem-solving, aligning with early childhood cognitive development principles. Photo: Mindspark
Panorama

Smart play: Can educational toys replace action figures and dolls in Bangladesh?

Unlike conventional toy shops that classify their products as dolls, action figures, cars, or kitchen sets, some cognitive-development-focused toy stores in the country are prioritising an...

Children play football in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem on 11 February 2025. Photo: AFP
World+Biz

Israeli troops storm Al-Aqsa during dawn prayers, fresh attacks kill 2 children in Gaza

A file photo of administering vitamin A capsule to a young girl. Photo: UNB
Health

Nearly 5 lakh children to get Vitamin A Plus capsules in Bogura

Here are 23 of the nation's fallen children. Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

'Never again' must this be allowed to happen to children in Bangladesh: Unicef reacts to OHCHR findings

Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Saudi Arabia bans children from accompanying Hajj pilgrims

Seven-year-old Adiba Amin Maria colours dragonflies and flowers while recovering from cleft lip and palate surgery at Sylhet Women’s Medical College Hospital on 22 January 2025. She is one of 66 patients, mostly children from poor families, who received free surgeries through a mission supported by Chevron Bangladesh, Sylhet Women’s Medical College Hospital, the Rotary Club of Jalalabad, and Rotaplast International. Photo: Debashish Debu
Bangladesh

Smiles of little flowers: Free cleft lip, palate surgeries offer hope to Sylhet's underprivileged kids

Children given typhoid vaccine in 2024. Photo: ICDDR,B
Health

16% children ‍still deprived of vaccination: Study

DMP Commissioner SM Sajjat Ali today (25 January) spoke at an award distribution ceremony of Rajarbagh Police Lines School and College, Dhaka. Photo: DMP
Bangladesh

DMP chief stresses moral education for children

Children washing their faces in heatwave. Photo: UNICEF/Kaur
Bangladesh

Climate crises disrupted education for 3.3cr Bangladesh children in 2024: Unicef

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

The case for a child affairs reform commission

Parents with sick children at a hospital. Photo: BSS
Health

Cold triggers winter diseases among children

64 children die of dengue this year; delayed diagnosis, hospitalisation cited as key factors
Health

64 children die of dengue this year; delayed diagnosis, hospitalisation cited as key factors

Dr Sajal Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Children's psychological development needs urban green playspaces in Bangladesh